Design Talent: Cristina Celestino
Elegant, maximalist and feminine: this is Cristina Celestino. Architect and design talent based in Milan, Cristina founded Attico Design in 2011 and worked for several renowned brands. Discover Cristina’s world through her seductive use of color and sophisticated aesthetics.
Born in Pordenone, Cristina Celestino graduated from the School of Architecture at IUAV University of Venice in 2005 and worked for prestigious design studios, focusing both on interior architecture and design. After founding Attico Design, she opened her own studio and started her way to the top creating exclusive projects for private clients and companies, also extending her work to creative direction and display design.
Attico Design is Cristina Celestino’s design firm: naturally evolving from her experimental work and interior design, it converts special commission projects and research activity into a small series production. Attico Design comes out with the help of Italian expert craftsmen, working with selected metals, textiles, marbles and lacquered surfaces, combining long experience with the care for detail and unique working techniques. Each piece can be a statement in both contemporary or classic décor, thanks to the use of noble materials, their fine craftsmanship, and the mix of traditional elements, combined in a modern way.
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Attico Design by Cristina Celestino
Planetario White Vanity by Cristina Celestino
6.100 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ariosto Peach Ottoman #3 by Cristina Celestino
2.150 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ravello Set of 2 Chairs by Cristina Celestino
8.815 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ariosto Coral Ottoman #1 by Cristina Celestino
3.175 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Olfattorio Set of Two Vases by Cristina Celestino
295 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ariosto Green Ottoman #1 by Cristina Celestino
3.175 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Powder Green Sofa by Cristina Celestino
11.915 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Perlage Set of Three Candle Holders by Cristina Celestino
530 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ducale Green Carpet by Cristina Celestino
1.295 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Luminarie Set of Three Candle Holders by Cristina Celestino
365 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Ariosto Silver Ottoman #2 by Cristina Celestino
4.550 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Miuccia Sand Pink Vase by Cristina Celestino
160 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Powder Ochre Armchair by Cristina Celestino
6.135 EURAttico Design by Cristina Celestino
Olfattorio #3 Vase by Cristina Celestino
185 EURCristina Celestino’s design follow a comprehensive philosophy based on observation and research, connecting old and new, traditional and contemporary to develop original messages and different meanings. Inspired by classical Milanese style, Cristina’s projects play with shapes and material perceptions fostering a dialogue between artisan know-how and contemporary vision.
Exuberant decorative details such as fringes, floral patterns and elegant velvet upholstery find their most authentic source of expression in elevated candy-colored interiors, glamour environments embellished with graphic carpeting and a well-appointed color balance.
Billiani 1911
Corolla 270 Black Chair by Cristina Celestino
2.160 EURMogg
Madama Black Medium Pendant Light by Cristina Celestino
630 EURBudri
Lollo Vase by Cristina Celestino
4.270 EURBilliani 1911
Corolla 270 White Chair by Cristina Celestino
1.885 EURBudri
Oriana Vase by Cristina Celestino
4.395 EURBudri
Coco Jewel Box by Cristina Celestino
3.415 EURPaola C
Parure Blue Centerpiece
660 EURGebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) – Wiener GTV Design
Caryllon Low Table by Cristina Celestino
4.790 EURBilliani 1911
Frisée 252 Light Blue Chair by Cristina Celestino
735 EURBotteganove
Green and Silver Plumage Vase
225 EURBilliani 1911
Frisée 252 Black Chair by Cristina Celestino
735 EURBilliani 1911
Corolla 273 Green and Blue Sofa by Cristina Celestino
5.500 EURBudri
Gae Vase by Cristina Celestino
5.125 EURCristina has received many international prizes and honors, including the Special Jury Prize in the Salone del Mobile Milano Award in 2016 and the Elle Deco International Design Award in the Wallcovering category in 2017 with the wall covering project “Plumage” for Botteganove and in 2019 with the wallcovering collection “Giardino delle Delizie” for Fornace Brioni. Each of her pieces features a charming and timeless design, with a sophisticated and delicate flair: the most refined materials are used to create splendid works of art that can effortlessly elevate any mid-century modern or contemporary interior with its elegant and opulent charm.
Botteganove
Grey and Silver Plumage Vase
260 EURBilliani 1911
Corolla 272 White Armchair by Cristina Celestino
2.895 EURBudri
Anna Vase by Cristina Celestino
4.640 EURPaola C
Parure Light-Blue Centerpiece
660 EURMogg
Madama Gold Medium Pendant Light by Cristina Celestino
630 EURBilliani 1911
Frisée 250 Red Chair by Cristina Celestino
515 EURGebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) – Wiener GTV Design
Caryllon Dining Table by Cristina Celestino
8.830 EURMogg
Madama Gray Small Pendant Light by Cristina Celestino
465 EURBotteganove
Black Plumage Vase
270 EURBotteganove
Black Plumage Vase with 24K Gold
290 EURBudri
Sophia Vase by Cristina Celestino
3.660 EURBudri
Frida Tray by Cristina Celestino
3.050 EURCristina Celestino’s talent caught the attention of many renowned brands: she designed the unique Bangle Collection of beautiful modern décor made of colored marble for Budri and unique chairs and armchairs designed with sophisticated lightness, pure colors and delicate use of curves for Billiani 1911. Her experience also includes the creation of splendid vases for Botteganove, featuring a decoration vividly representing exquisitely rendered feathers, entirely hand-painted by master artisans. For Mogg she designed timelessly elegant pendant lamps, covered in fringes and inspired by the petticoat used by women in the 19th century. The same technique was used to design refined coffee tables for Editions Milano.
As an architect and interior designer Cristina Celestino works on several projects, including: hospitality, boutiques, pop-up stores and cafes. She worked with LuisaViaRoma, Fendi and Sergio Rossi going beyond the traditional relations between fashion, art and design and displaying her distinctive style through chic whimsical interiors. Special for its design and function has been the famous Tram Corallo, presented at Milan Design Week in 2018: she imagined an ideal “Cinema Corallo” that circulate in Brera, a Milano district. Through a project of totally tailor-made interior design, unusual and precious for a transport vehicle, the environment reflects the designer’s aesthetic, where precious materials and references to the past, contemporary intuitions and visionary spirit are harmoniously combined.